There was a rumor going around that legendary Led Zeppelin singer, Robert Plant was going to make an appearance at Tipitina’s with Lil’ Band o’ Gold. It seemed incongruent that Plant would be hooked up with a swamp pop band from Lafayette, but curiosity filled the club and there was a buzz of expectation. I [...]
This debut album of original songs by songwriter/performer Amanda Walker has a quality of innocence, of diary writing put to music. Her voice is soft and sweet as she journeys through emotional landscapes filled with big dreams, lessons learned from love and growing pains. Walker has good intentions and the music holds a pretty promise [...]
This CD was recorded live in Forli, Italy at the Strade Blu music festival in August 2005. Violinist Neti Vaan and several Italian musicians join singer/songwriter/pianist Bart Ramsey on stage to play 13 of his songs. For a live recording, the sound is incredible, with a great mix by Rob Halverson in Austin, Texas. Ramsey [...]
With this new CD, the gifted Texas singer/songwriter Ruthie Foster stretches out of the acoustic folk world where she is much acclaimed and together with Shreveport native, swamp guitarist and producer of the album, Malcolm “Papa Mali” Welbourne, reconnects with her roots in old soul and blues. Soul has always been part of her sound [...]
“He’s an incredibly romantic writer. He has a very romantic side.” There are many songwriters you might expect to be described that way, but Bob Dylan? The gravel-voiced enigma? Maria Muldaur thinks so, and her newest CD, Heart of Mine, is a gorgeous collection of Dylan’s love songs. “He’s one of the best writers of [...]
Lynn Drury demonstrates her staying power as a sultry Southern singer/songwriter who can really ache and wail on her newest release All You Need. Her lyrics are intelligent, somewhat streetwise yet expressive of her rural roots. In “Down the Road,” she sings about what her Dad taught her about horses which she then relates to [...]
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott has been singing folk songs for so long that his first records were released on 78s, and the richness of his life experiences from traveling around the country and finding hidden treasure in the songs of his fellowman makes I Stand Alone a brilliant gem. Elliott is the archetypal, rough and tumble [...]
Shawn Mullins who is best known for his 1998 top ten hit, “Lullaby” from his independent record Soul’s Core, returns with this new release. It is named after the studio where he recorded the acoustic tracks, the converted Ninth Ward shotgun house owned by Truckstop Honeymoon’s Mike West, who plays a handful of stringed instruments, [...]
In New York City in the late ’70’s, there was a distinct and thriving music scene brought to life by guitar-playing poets who loved Bob Dylan and rock ’n’ roll. Willie Nile is one of those musicians who came up during those vibrant times and made his mark by opening for The Who during their [...]
